Mick Hawi murder accused Jamal Eljaidi to face hearing over drug possession charges
A man charged with murder after the shocking public execution of bikie boss Mick Hawi will now face another hearing on separate drug possession charges.
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One of the men charged with notorious bikie Mick Hawi’s murder will face a hearing next year after he pleaded not guilty to drug charges earlier this year.
Jamal Eljaidi, 32, pleaded not guilty to one count of prohibited drug possession on January 29 in Narwee after police allegedly found him with an amount of Stanozolol, an anabolic steroid.
He will face a hearing at Sutherland Local Court on March 23 next year.
The Belmore man was charged with murder in March after police alleged he drove the getaway car from the scene where former Comanchero bikie boss Mick Hawi was fatally sprayed with bullets at Fitness First in Rockdale in February 2018.
Eljaidi was originally expected to attend his court appearance in person after the Supreme Court granted him bail on October 1 with conditions akin to house arrest.
However, he remains behind bars after The Daily Telegraph revealed the mysterious benefactor who stumped up $1 million in cash for Eljaidi’s bail was before the courts himself.
Former smash repairs shop owner Bradd Ring, 46, had spent a night in custody himself just weeks earlier after police charged him with possessing three stolen motorbikes in Ramsgate.
The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions will now seek to have Eljaidi’s bail revoked and the matter will return to the Supreme Court for a mention on October 14.
Eljaidi has pleaded not guilty to prohibited drug supply and drug driving and will face a summary hearing at Burwood Local Court on October 29.
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